audigy 2 zs and static sounds

colin99 · 12-25-2007, 08:43 PM

Hello,

I have a P4 system running Windows XP and I have a Creative audigy 2 ZS sound card. I am getting static sound through my speakers and I can't find out why. I've tried different drivers from creative and Microsoft after uninstalling the software and drivers; the static is still there. Only when I unistall the drivers does the static go away, but of course then there is no sound when there should be.

Help!

**FreoHeaveho** · 12-27-2007, 06:54 AM

Try changing your sound card to be in the PCI slot furtherest away from the the CPU.

BigDnBFE · 02-11-2008, 01:29 PM

Any updates? I'm having the same problem.

Partholon · 02-18-2008, 11:52 AM

I've been using an audigy 2 for a long time now and i find it to be extremely sensitive to FSB overclocking. Are you guys running it in overclocked systems? If so, try clocking down to default and see if that fixes it.

Also, the PCI slot furthest from the CPU may help too (as that other fellow stated) it did for me.

another thing, try pulling out the card and giving it a cleaning. I just use coffee filters and gently wipe the entire thing down. Give the PCI slot a once over too.

Last thought - If none of those 3 things help, check your connection wires for anything that could be causing electrical interference. Like, try to rout the wire away from your power supply, monitors or any other significant electrical source. In my years as a studio technician i found the number one cause of audio distortion to be a result of electrical interference.

cheers

**FreoHeaveho** · 02-18-2008, 01:09 PM

Reset the CMOS. IT is either a bad onboard memory or an IRQ conflict. The IRQ conflict can be helped with a CMOS reset, but bad memory requires RMA.

12-25-2007, 08:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
colin99 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 OS: xp sp2	audigy 2 zs and static sounds Hello, I have a P4 system running Windows XP and I have a Creative audigy 2 ZS sound card. I am getting static sound through my speakers and I can't find out why. I've tried different drivers from creative and Microsoft after uninstalling the software and drivers; the static is still there. Only when I unistall the drivers does the static go away, but of course then there is no sound when there should be. Help!

12-27-2007, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,225 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: audigy 2 zs and static sounds Try changing your sound card to be in the PCI slot furtherest away from the the CPU. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper

02-11-2008, 01:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
BigDnBFE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8 OS: WinXP	Re: audigy 2 zs and static sounds Any updates? I'm having the same problem.

02-18-2008, 11:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Partholon Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 67 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: audigy 2 zs and static sounds I've been using an audigy 2 for a long time now and i find it to be extremely sensitive to FSB overclocking. Are you guys running it in overclocked systems? If so, try clocking down to default and see if that fixes it. Also, the PCI slot furthest from the CPU may help too (as that other fellow stated) it did for me. another thing, try pulling out the card and giving it a cleaning. I just use coffee filters and gently wipe the entire thing down. Give the PCI slot a once over too. Last thought - If none of those 3 things help, check your connection wires for anything that could be causing electrical interference. Like, try to rout the wire away from your power supply, monitors or any other significant electrical source. In my years as a studio technician i found the number one cause of audio distortion to be a result of electrical interference. cheers

02-18-2008, 01:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
FreoHeaveho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,225 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64 SP2, Windows XP Professional SP3, Mac OSX Leopard My System	Re: audigy 2 zs and static sounds Reset the CMOS. IT is either a bad onboard memory or an IRQ conflict. The IRQ conflict can be helped with a CMOS reset, but bad memory requires RMA. __________________ PC Wizard-VGA 2009 Charts-Power Supply Info-Multi/Single Rail PSU?-Speedfan-Driver Sweeper